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The widespread use of mobile devices — smartphones and tablets — provides anytime, anywhere computing and communications resources for individuals worldwide. Both smartphones and tablets have made the transition from a personal resource, acquired and supported by consumers, to a professional resource, provided and supported by employers. For midsize firms around the world, those with 100–999 employees, mobile resources play a key role in improving workplace productivity as well as allowing greater flexibility in how and where work is done.
New collaboration resources also allow staff in different locations to work together as efficiently and effectively as staff in the same office. The challenge for IT management is how best to coordinate the different collaborative and mobile resources and provide secure management of mobile devices and collaboration tools while enhancing workforce agility and productivity.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace by Facebook to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail in EMEA. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees.
Download this whitepaper now to learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace by Facebook.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace by Facebook to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail globally. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees.
Download this whitepaper now to learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace by Facebook.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So we built Workplace by Facbook to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail in APAC. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees.
?Download this whitepaper now to learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace by Facebook.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

With all the complexities of the U.S. health care system, people consuming health care services continue to find it challenging to navigate. That’s why, for the fifth year, Aon Hewitt is pleased to partner with the National Business Group on Health (The Business Group) and The Futures Company to conduct the Consumer Health Mindset Study. The study explores the health attitudes, motivators, and preferences of consumers across the U.S.— particularly employees and their dependents as they interact with their employer-sponsored health plans, wellness programs, and the broader health landscape.
Along with our findings about the consumer health mindset, we recommend practical actions you can take to meet consumers where they are and guide them in navigating health care more effectively.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees. And you’ll learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees. And you’ll learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees. And you’ll learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace by Facebook to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees. And you’ll learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

We believe people change organizations. So, we built Workplace by Facebook to empower them. Our mission is to unlock human potential by giving the world a place to work together. We do it by combining next-generation technology and easy-to use features to transform communications, culture, and workflows inside organizations of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Industries like retail.
In this playbook, we’ll explore the new consumer expectations shaping the future of retail in North America. You’ll discover why great brand experiences for your customers start with great work experiences for your employees.
Download this whitepaper now to learn more about the benefits of customer-centric collaboration tools like Workplace by Facebook.
Then you’ll be ready to take the next step on your digital transformation journey.

In recent years, the concept of “Anywhere, Anytime Computing” has become the common denominator in driving personal electronic device sales, as users are adopting to new categories of devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smartTVs. These devices enable consumers and employees to access information and services from almost any device at any time. Gartner studies show that the estimated mobile phone market is to reach 1.8 billion devices in 2013.

Cloud adoption, mobility, social media and the consumerization of IT are transforming many business activities for enterprise employees, partners and customers and eliminating the traditional network perimeter. Organizations have to change how they manage security and user identities if they want to keep their data and applications secure. Read this eBook to discover how a centralized identity and access management service can help you create a new identity perimeter.

Cloud adoption, mobility, social media and the consumerization of IT are transforming many business activities for enterprise employees, partners and customers and eliminating the traditional network perimeter. Organizations have to change how they manage security and user identities if they want to keep their data and applications secure. Read this eBook to discover how a centralized identity and access management service can help you create a new identity perimeter.

Just 7% of consumers say that customer service experiences they have with companies typically exceed their expectations. Now think about how you could succeed and profit as a business if you not only continually offered good service to your customers, but also frequently offered more than what they expected.
Discover:
The secrets to lining up your customer service with your brand.
The best way to train employees.
How to make employees feel good about giving great service.
The significance of monitoring customer interactions.
Which customer metrics you should pay attention to.
The cheapest way to earn new customers.
Download this ebook to learn what you need to do to give customers what they want and earn a customer for life!

Cloud adoption, mobility, social media and the consumerization of IT are transforming many business activities for enterprise employees, partners and customers and eliminating the traditional network perimeter. Organizations have to change how they manage security and user identities if they want to keep their data and applications secure. Read this eBook to discover how a centralized identity and access management service can help you create a new identity perimeter.

Cloud adoption, mobility, social media and the consumerization of IT are transforming many business activities for enterprise employees, partners and customers and eliminating the traditional network perimeter. Organizations have to change how they manage security and user identities if they want to keep their data and applications secure. Read this eBook to discover how a centralized identity and access management service can help you create a new identity perimeter.

Cloud adoption, mobility, social media and the consumerization of IT are transforming many business activities for enterprise employees, partners and customers and eliminating the traditional network perimeter. Organizations have to change how they manage security and user identities if they want to keep their data and applications secure. Read this eBook to discover how a centralized identity and access management service can help you create a new identity perimeter.

When a company sells services to a consumer audience primarily through a Web user interface (UI), that Web UI had better be online and available, all the time, especially if you are an airline. Such is the real-world scenario that faces Chris Skretowski, Linux Specialist at Devon, United Kingdom-based Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline.
Despite being a relatively small IT function, it powers a regional airline with over 1,700 employees and 55 aircraft, and the company has big ambitions, driven top down by a new CEO who believes that technology adoption and use can make a real difference in the company's bottom line. Having a board that is supportive of IT as a strategic business driver means there is lots of open air ahead for Skretowski, who is responsible for all the Linux infrastructure that front ends the company's missioncritical Web presence.
Flybe was one of the 21 companies that were interviewed for quantitative results on their operations as part of an IDC ROI analys

Consumer technology trends are clearly driving the evolution of modern work. As consumers (i.e. employees) become more mobile, they want their work lives to be just as flexible and responsive to their needs. They want to be able to use their own device — instead of a company-issued device — for all their personal and business-related responsibilities. As a result, consumer choice is now the driving force behind mobile enterprise decisions, and demand for the traditional locked-down enterprise device is rapidly decreasing.

The world today is interacting at every level - consumers, business customers and employees - through cloud applications, and these cloud applications are transforming customer experiences.
So what is a cloud application? Any application that has many geographically distributed endpoints (e.g. browsers, mobile devices or machines) should be considered a cloud application and treated accordingly.

Consumers are comfortable with the cloud. Employees want to use cloud services at work. The CEO wants to harness the cloud to cut cost and waste. But IT knows there's one big obstacle to building a bridge to the cloud: Security.

Email fraud is rife – business email compromise (BEC) is costing companies billions, and consumer phishing is at an all-time high. The majority of these email attacks are also preventable.
Utilising the power of email authentication, Email Fraud Defence protects your organisation from all phishing attacks that spoof trusted domains.
Visibility of who is sending email across your email ecosystem allows you to authorise all legitimate senders and block fraudulent emails before they reach your employees, customers and business partners.
Protect your email ecosystem from today’s advanced email threats including business email compromise (BEC) and consumer phishing. Proofpoint Email Fraud Defence gives you the visibility, toolset and services needed to authorise legitimate email senders and block fraudulent messages before they reach the inbox.

The consumerization of IT is coming. It's a given that employees will bring their own devices to work or will want to work on devices away from the office. The adoption of smart devices has set expectations, causing the "I want my iPad" phenomena

Every day, demanding customers, unforeseen competition, and disruptive
new technologies hammer home that we have entered the age of the
customer, where established business operations no longer work.
Yet, most marketing functions still rely on decades-old methods that
undermine their ability to create post-digital brand experiences and help
their firms become customer-focused. Smart CMOs recognize that it is
time to pivot their marketing function around the customer, rather than
transactions, sales, their brand, or day-to-day operations.
In March 2018, Adobe commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate
the link between email innovation and customer obsession. To explore
this topic, Forrester conducted an online survey with 256 US consumers
who use personal email and 260 marketing technology and strategy
decision makers at US companies with 500 or more employees. We found
that email marketing can provide a way to launch customer-obsessed
marketing at organizations. In fact, companies t

As a manufacturer, you know the industry is changing. You’re expected to produce more, work faster and leaner, and find ways to make new products like those comprising the Internet of Things (IoT). Customer and employee expectations are also changing rapidly because our experiences as consumers shape our demands for business. As many factory employees are approaching retirement, a new generation is joining the workforce—a generation that wants the business systems they interact with to be as intuitive as those they use in all other areas of their life.
A new report from Aberdeen explores today’s manufacturing landscape and outlines how enterprise resource planning (ERP) software forms a foundation that can support Industry 4.0 for smaller manufacturers looking to grow.

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